Robin Williams makes his Broadway debut in 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'

(AP Photo/Sam Rudy Media Relations, Carol Rosegg)In this undated theater publicity image released by Sam Rudy Media Relations, Robin Williams is shown in a scene from "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo," at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York.

The Julliard-trained Williams, 59, plays the tiger that bites the hand off an American soldier and comes back as a tiger-ghost in crisis after being shot.

Williams first amazed us when he played a manic extraterrestrial in "Mork and Mindy." He has also starred in "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Good Morning, Vietnam," and "Good Will Hunting."

Both the play and Williams have received strong reviews. The limited engagement show is helmed by Tony award winning director Moises Kaufman and was written by Rajiv Joseph, earning a Pulitzer Prize finalist spot in 2010. Production opened on Mar. 31.